Moving Image

Little Norway, Toronto, Canada, 1941-1945

Dublin Core

Title
Little Norway, Toronto, Canada, 1941-1945
Identifier
2022013_09
Date
1941-1945
Description
Footage includes planes on the ground and in the air, bear eating and wrestling, other animals, views of camp and buildings. Film available online here.
Funding for digitization provided to NAHA by the Sons of Norway Foundation.
Extent
00:06:10
Format
Independent films
Rights
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Spatial Coverage
Toronto, Canada
Table Of Contents
00:00:00 Opens with footage of pilot refilling gas on fighter plane.
00:00:24 Soldier opens an octane tank and takes notes.
00:00:38 Planes taking off on the runway and flying.
00:01:29 Troops standing at attention.
00:02:04 Two men playing with a soccer ball.
00:02:16 Views of the camp and buildings.
00:02:47 Dog sitting and walking underneath the plane.
00:03:13 Men feeding pet bear, bear drinking soda.
00:03:53 Tortoise sitting next to bear.
00:04:07 Bear climbing on a ladder and wrestling soldiers.
00:05:16 Plane propellers whirring.
00:05:50 Bonfire.
00:06:09 Black screen turns blue.
00:06:10 Film ends.
Bibliographic Citation
[Indicate the cited item here]. Campbell Norsgaard Collection. Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Has Format
MP4

Citation

Norsgaard, Campbell, “Little Norway, Toronto, Canada, 1941-1945,” Digital Collections, accessed October 16, 2026, https://www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/16004.